What does lobe in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word lobe in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use lobe in French.

The word lobe in French means lobe, lobe, earlobe, foil, quatrefoil, oxbow, lobed, foiled, lobbed, hit a lob, hit a lob to, hit a lob, earlobe, frontal lobe, occipital lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word lobe

lobe

nom masculin (portion arrondie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cerveau, le foie et les feuilles sont formés de lobes.
The brain, the liver, and leaves are made up of lobes.

lobe, earlobe

nom masculin (zone charnue de l'oreille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elles portaient 3 aiguilles dorées sur chaque lobe.
They wore three gold spikes in each earlobe.

foil, quatrefoil

nom masculin (architecture (découpure en arc) (Architecture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La fenêtre byzantine se divise en 3 lobes.
Byzantine windows are divided into three foils.

oxbow

nom masculin (intérieur d'un méandre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La ville de Besançon est placée sur un lobe du Doubs.
The town of Besançon is situated on an oxbow of the Doubs.

lobed

adjectif (partagé en lobes)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les trilobites ont été nommés ainsi car ils sont lobes en 3 parties.
Trilobites were so named because they were lobed in three parts.

foiled

adjectif (orné de lobes)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les croix lobées permettent de dessiner des icones.
Foiled crosses enabled icons to be drawn.

lobbed

adjectif (de forme largement arrondie) (projected in a high arc)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le tir lobé trompa le gardien de but.
The lobbed shot fooled the goalkeeper.

hit a lob, hit a lob to

verbe transitif (Sports : faire un lob à [qqn]) (sports)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce joueur de tennis a feint le passing-shot pour finalement lober son adversaire.

hit a lob

verbe intransitif (Sport : faire un lob, faire des lobs) (sports)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce tennisman est meilleur en défense qu'en attaque et sait très bien lober.

earlobe

nom masculin (bout extérieur de l'oreille) (Anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

frontal lobe

nom masculin (partie du front)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

occipital lobe

nom masculin (lobe de l'os occipital) (Anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

parietal lobe

nom masculin (partie du cerveau) (Anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La victime est morte d'un coup reçu au lobe pariétal.

temporal lobe

nom masculin (partie du cerveau) (Anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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